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01/28/2024 RMNewsletter

January 27 2024 , Written by Richard Murray Published on #rmnewsletter, #rmaalbc, #aalbc, #poetry, #poem, #cento, #ebook, #audiobook, #richardmurray, #richard, #murray, #kwl, #kobo, #xicotencatl, #dream, #rmtja, #tipjar, #calligraphy, #astronomy, #astrology, #dates, #poetryormore, #computer, #films, #empire, #state, #building, #photos, #robert, #forte, #alps, #wiz, #thewiz, #eviline

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, wherever you are reading. 

Welcome to the 4th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

1) The thirty-sixth of the Cento series.  A cento is a poem made by an author from the lines of another author's work. In the series I place my cento and a link to the other authors poem.  

IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR

A.I. films

Empire State Building Photos

Robert Forte alps

Is The WIZ a multiverse?

CENTO Series episode 36

 j'ai cueilli l'herbe dans l'herbe bleue des nuits

 sur les décombres vierges de foudres

quels chemins offrait un pur miroir

 I picked the grass in the blue grass of the nights

  on the virgin ruins of thunderbolts

which paths offered a pure mirror
https://www.deviantart.com/exnihilo-nihil/art/L-herbe-bleue-des-nuits-789977116

For it will always be the shining light

And gives us the strength to stand

When all seems lost and gone

That helps us reach our goal
https://www.deviantart.com/iconicdemon101/art/Hope-964342487

If you are interested in reading my own lines, here is a collection

Or if you prefer to listen,

here is a recording with art, can you tell the Cento I made of my own work in the art? 

IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR

A.I. films

Humans , potentially a group, called Views Of An AI, guided computers to make short films in a director class.

A Fritzlang version of 2001 a space odyssey

Blade Runner as a documentary from a computer perspective

Empire State Building Photos

I selected a few, it is one of my favorite skyscrapers in new york city.

The gallery

Robert Forte alps

a great photo of the european alps

Is The WIZ a multiverse?

take part of the poll , click the following image or link

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Is The WIZ a multiverse?

https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10724-is-the-wiz-a-multiverse/

 

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My third creative table, where I list the work I have created alongside activities of others in the village

https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/345-richard-murray-creative-table-3/

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10/15/2023 RMNewsletter

October 14 2023 , Written by Richard Murray Published on #rmaalbc, #rmnewsletter, #cento, #poetry, #poem, #audiobook, #ebook, #poetryormore, #rmtja, #tip, #tipjar, #xicotencatl, #last, #dream, #dates, #astrology, #eddie, #mueller, #film, #noir, #cocktails, #noirbar, #hollywood, #kitchen, #bar, #karie, #bible, #alicia, #mccalla, #ahsoka, #tano, #steven, #barnes, #charles, #johnson, #ray, #bradbury, #transcript, #martha, #well, #wells, #promptpot, #arktober, #drawtober, #supertiti09, #criblore, #filledwithmagic

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, wherever you are reading. 

Welcome to the 42nd edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter.

1) The twenty-first of the Cento series.  A cento is a poem made by an author from the lines of another author's work. In the series I place my cento and a link to the other authors poem.  But a surprise await.

2)Promptpot part 2 intro

3) A variation of my work from Supertiti09

4)criblore

Dates

IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR

How to make Film Noir cocktails

Ahsoka Tano is needed

Steven Barnes thinking on Ray BRadbury

Martha Wells what isn't lacking is merit

CENTO Series episode 21

I used to lay awake, afraid to sleep

Of how or where I will be a better man

And though we often come to sharper tones

I used to lay awake ,afraid to sleep

https://www.deviantart.com/polysyllogism/art/Wilted-966397568

whether in pleasantry or fear

or perhaps the bright and bombastic

we are a judgmental kind

it is our right to free will

https://www.deviantart.com/rtnightmare/art/Positive-Feature-Poem-Beauty-970960402

If you are interested in reading my own lines, here is a collection

Or if you prefer to listen,

here is a recording with art, can you tell the Cento I made of my own work in the art? 

Promptpot part 2 intro

Two more elements in the second pot. One for Arktober and the other for Drawtober. 

Arktober

Drawtober

A variation of my work from Supertiti09

Supertiti09 made a variant of my work as a prize, it looks so adult magazine-ish. Supertiti09 truly has experience in the art of lust.

Candy Picker the variant YOU HAVE TO CLICK, THESE ARE MATURE IMAGES

My original REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO CLICK THESE ARE MATURE IMAGES, note my two versions as well, braless + with bra:) 

Inspiration to see the images above

Criblore

a new work from Filledwithmagic

more information at the following

Criblore from filled with magic rmnewsletter rmaalbc aalbc
Criblore from filled with magic

https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2496&type=status

DATES

  • October 15:  Mars Moon conjunction; Henry Perky patent for shredded wheat. 

Shredded Wheat Patent-expired

https://patents.google.com/patent/US548086

Patent List

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Perky#Patents

  • October 16: Walt Disney company founded 1923
  • October 20: Moons closest to South pole, lowest under equator; Sun is between Mercury and Earth, superior.
  • October 21: Pluto Moon conjunction; 

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How to make Film Noir cocktails

click the image or link below to learn, video or time index notes for specificity are present

How to make Film Noir cocktails Karie Bible side Eddie Muller Noir Bar , Kid Noir, Rmnewsletter rmaalbc aalbc
How to make Film Noir cocktails, Karie Bible side Eddie Muller

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Ahsoka Tano is needed
Read the full article, click following image or url 

Ahsoka Tano the badass jedi superheroine we need from Alicia Mccalla rmnewsletter rmaalbc aalbc
Ahsoka Tano the badass jedi superheroine we need from Alicia Mccalla

https://aliciamccalla.com/blogs/blog/ahsoka-tano-the-badass-jedi-superheroine-we-need

My Reply

Well... Disney-StarWars has made female strong characters in most of their recent work: star wars episode 7/8/9- ray who finally ends the emperors reign and stars a new era absent the sith or jedi; rogue one- the daughter of the death star engineer, absent any force, who sacrifices all and guides others to make important choices and sacrificial choices to do one good while very powerful deed;Mandalorian show- Boka Tan changes from a defeated isolated leader to a better communal leader, even getting guidance by a man plus older woman, still with great fighting skill, who succeeds in fufilling her goal of uniting her people; Book of Boba- fennec shand <I do enjoy her> survives being betrayed by a younger man and becomes the trusted second in command, while visibly more dangerous than her boss, an older m, to an independent underworld empire; Ashoka Tano- has Ashoka who: admits she was/is wrong, survive failure, is extremely skilled plus lethal, trusts others to help to a collective goal, and moves in a very non offensive way, and chooses to continue training a child, no one, not even a very experienced purely logical machine, thinks has a chance of finishing her education. And is accompanied by a green skinned female general who always seems level headed but never follows orders blindly and is very sharp minded. A female padwan with the least amount of obvious impressiveness, a sign of how self loathing moth gideon was, who is full of love, who finally accepts her mandalorian roots. With female strong villains in a grey haired witch who is strong and in charge, but not flashy, while a young female warrior dedicated to a master but with a honest cruel streak. So the writers at the Star WArs section of disney have been working on female strong characters from the Stars wars films for a while, and they seem to be getting better with age. And the quality of male characters to the writers credit don't seem to be getting worse but are staying with them. I think the problem with the hans solo movie or the obi wan kinobi show was the male leads. 

Steven Barnes thinking on Ray Bradbury

Steven Barnes + Charles Johnson speak on their careers and their relationship to Ray BRadbury

Video+ Transcript accessible by clicking the image or url below

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Steven barnes side Charles Johnson speaking on their careers + ray bradbury

https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/398-a-night-with-dr-charles-johnson-and-steven-barnes/

for a thoughtful talk to inspire, consider a firedance

https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10544-firedance-from-tananarive-due-side-steven-barnes-of-lifewriting-09162023/

Martha Wells what isn't lacking is merit

The problem isn't that the impotent haven't merited more in a world dominated by the powerful. It is that the powerful overrode and override merit with power.

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unbury the future from martha wells transcript

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I end with some blessings

the dog lunged back when blessed, 

why is a human throwing plant at me?

 

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My third creative table, where I list the work I have created alongside activities of others in the village

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12/18/2022 RMNewsletter First entry

December 18 2022 , Written by Richard Murray Published on #rmnewsletter, #kobo, #audiobook, #rmaalbc, #aalbc, #suriel, #stone, #sylessae, #richardmurray, #xicotencatl, #nahuatl, #ampraeh, #ccayco, #ryder, #calligraphy, #video, #youtube, #tiktok, #blackspecfic, #akinseye, #brown, #coloring, #book

Welcome to the first Newsletter entry. 

When next we meet, the december solstice of 2022 will be in the past. So it will be winter in the northern hemisphere while summer in the southern hemisphere. 

Below are my audiobook links with excerpts from them on the kobo page but if you want a video you can see the youtube or tiktok. I shared the Blackspecfic report from fiyah magazine, all black writers utilize. My top tumblr posts of 2022 is present. 

The world of african superheroes coloring book is linked, it is circa ten dollars. 

Some astrological dates or historical information.

The National Hockey League was started in 1917 on December 19th

The december solstice is the 21st and mercury will have its greatest elongation 20 degrees east

On the 23rd , in  1672 Saturn's moon Rhea was seen and the 23rd will be a new moon and the moon is lowest under the extended equator of the earth

On the 24th the moon is closest to earth, perigee, and the moon will be in conuunction with : mercury then venus then pluto 

The poem is entitled: The Stone of Suriel
Artist: Richard Murray

Audiobook
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/the-stone-of-suriel

More information

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The poem is entitled:  Xicotencatl the younger's last dream
Artist: Richard Murray

Audiobook
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/xicotencatl-the-younger-s-last-dream 

More Information

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The poem is entitled: One in a couple
Artist: Richard Murray

Black and white version
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Ryder-of-Ccayco-BW-939443464

More Information

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BLACKSPECFIC report

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The 2022 #BlackSpecFic Report is an examination of the state of representation of Black authors within the speculative short fiction market published in 2021.
The 2022 #BlackSpecFic Report is an examination of the state of representation of Black authors within the speculative short fiction market published in 2021.

MY TUMBLR YEAR IN REVIEW

World of African Superheroes: Coloring Book for All Ages  link
World of African Superheroes: Coloring Book for All Ages Relaxing Inspiring Cultural Empowering Creative Coloring Book: Black Superhero Coloring Book

 

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